Corporal Douglas Eugene Donnelly
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Donnelly,
Douglas Eugene
Date of birth: 1897-02-06
Place of birth: Port Huron Michigan U.S.A.
Next of kin: John Lloyd Donnelly, father. 45 North Brock Street, Sarnia, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: McG/177
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Corporal, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1917-03-16 to 1917-04-09
- Lance Corporal, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-24 to 1917-03-16
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-23 to 1916-06-24
- Private (Army). 1915-07-18 to 1915-08-23
- Private (Army). 1915-06-08 to 1915-07-18
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded April 9, 1917 at Vimy Ridge
Commemoration location: Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1567274
LAC ID:
360437
Service file: B2592-S004
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John Lloyd Donnelly and Charlotte Ann Donnelly (nee Taylor) of Toronto, Ontario.
Original overseas unit 2nd University Company. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field September 1, 1915
In "Wall of Fire: The Battle of Vimy Ridge," on page 277, author Michael Krawchuk quotes A. A. Bonar in "As Long as Faith and Freedom Lasts" in which he refers to the action in which "Donnelly, our bomber corporal was killed."
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd University Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 11th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Corporal Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-02-07